September 17, 2009

Our highregardfor Michael Adamsis well known. Today it was announced that Mike Adams is going to chair the search committee to replace Myles Brand as NCAA President. It is difficult to know what impact chairing the search committee might have on his rumored candidacy for the job. He appears to be downplaying any interest in the position.

It's not as outlandish as it might seem. The average tenure for a college president is 8.5 years. Il Duce is getting long in the tooth, as college presidents go. The NCAA job is high enough profile to be appealing. Might Adams follow in the footsteps of a previous search committee chair who found none as qualified as he? Do we want him to?

While "Adams Steps Down" has the mellifluous sound of a choir of angels, might he do college football more harm than good as NCAA President? Adams is a well known, if poorly received, advocate of a playoff system. Current contractual arrangements notwithstanding, he would certainly be in a position to impose a playoff system as NCAA President. BCS fans, take heart because he is also a well known hypocrite and sellout. This story is going to be interesting to follow.

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It's still too soon to be jockeying for position here and our thoughts and prayers should still be with Mr. Brand's family.

But with the inevitable of sports today and the WWL means that everything must be decided now. With that, I will lead the campaign for the honorable Dr. Adams to move his residence from 30609. All donations can be sent to ThisHasn'tComeSoonEnough@uga.edu I wish the best of luck to Dr. Adams's future endeavors.

the only way I would be against Czar Mike leaving UGA for the NCAA (why shouldn't the entire collegiate sports world share the misery with us?) would be if Darth Leebern decided to make Suzanne Yoculan the next UGA President.

Muckbeast: All similarly situated endowments have grown over past 10 yrs with the booming economy. Georgia, however, has not kept pace w/ peer institutions. Further, many give regardless of Adams just as many tithe even if they think the current preacher stinks. Adams took the very top donors from the respective schools when he came in for his sole cultivation with middling success. Some like him. Some can't stand him and have stayed away.

It'd be nice if we had a president interested in attracting hot shot researchers. This was Knapp's MO. Knapp had his flaws, but that's what his goal was and he was successful. Adams' goal was to become Governor or Senator. His personality ruined those chances so now he just needs something that feels *prestigous*. This is picture perfect. I feel like the dog in the Far Side pic below

Adams also stuck us with his good buddy, Jim Harrick, against Dooley's better judgment.

Yes, we traded in Donnan for Richt, but that's blind-squirrel/acorn stuff as far as Adams is concerned. The NCAA presidency is the kind of position designed to be filled by a major buzzkill, and I can't think of a better candidate than King Mike.

I have not donated money to UGA since 2003. Instead, I put the money into CDs. If Adams leaves, I will cash in the CDs when they mature and donate all funds, including the interest, to the University. I don't care what anyone thinks of Adams, his significant sin is what he did to Vince Dooley and the Jim Harrick situation. Adams' attempt to attack certain traditions is contemptible. I just dislike him.